By Linda Silas and Ivy Lynn Bourgeault Canada healthcare system, Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions, family doctors, Healthcare innovation, healthcare reform, hospital wait times, Manitoba Mobile Clinics, Nurse Pracitioners, Primary Care Access, Underserved populations
So why aren’t we making use of this important human resource? It was recently national Nurse Practitioner Week, but you would be forgiven if you’ve never heard of Nurse Practitioners. Most Canadians haven’t — and most don’t know their value to our health care system. You may be even more surprised to learn that […]
By Russell Williams and John Muscedere adults living with frailty, aging, Canada healthcare system, Canadian Frailty Network, caregivers, frailty, healthcare system, homecare, older adults, palliative care, seniors care, social care systems
Canadians 65 years and older now outnumber children 14 years and under, which means our needs as a society are changing. We are succeeding in shifting the aging curve through preventive interventions and better public health — that’s good news. But the changing demographic is causing strains in our health and social care supports. How […]
By PG Forest and Danielle Martin Canada health system, Canada healthcare system, federal health minister, health recommendations, health systems, healthcare, minister of health, National Indigenous Organizations, pan-Canadian Health Organizations, Primary care
Canadian Medicare would not exist without the actions of the federal government. But in recent years, there has been an atrophy of the imagination about Ottawa’s role in health policy, as if federal transfer payments to the provinces and territories were the beginning and the end of everything. Last week, we submitted a report to […]
By Raisa Deber Affordable health care, Canada healthcare system, Canadian health, Canadian healthcare system, federal government, Funding models, Health care costs, healthcare funding, insufficient funding, provincial government, publicly funded healthcare system
By Stuart Chambers assisted dying, assisted suicide, bill c-14, Canada, Canada healthcare system, chronic illness, euthanasia, medically assisted suicide, mental disabilities, neurological conditions
By Amélie Quesnel-Vallée and Miles Taylor aging population, Canada, Canada Health Act, Canada healthcare system, care navigators, caregivers, healthcare, palliative care, Quebec
By Yona Lunsky and Robert Balogh Canada, Canada Health Act, Canada healthcare system, developmental disabilities, mental disabilities, Mental health, Mental Health Commission of Canada, mental health issues, mental health strategy
By Dylan MacKay Canada, Canada Health Act, Canada healthcare system, Caregiver, healthcare, informal caregivers, support, unpaid caregivers, user fees
If you follow health tips in the media, you’d think the nutritional sciences are a mess: Is butter good for you or is it bad? Should I eat breakfast or skip it? Should I eat like a caveman? Or maybe should I eat more like a bird?
By Laura Funk Canada, Canada Health Act, Canada healthcare system, Caregiver, healthcare, informal caregivers, support, unpaid caregivers, user fees
Organizations advocating for family caregivers are hoping our Prime Minister will soon issue a proclamation recognizing family caregivers and establish a National Caregiver Day (the First Tuesday in April).
By Amélie Quesnel-Vallée Canada, Canada Health Act, Canada healthcare system, Canadian medicare, healthcare, medical user fees, medicare, publicly-insured procedures, Quebec, user fees
